Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs France: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
5,724 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
France
116,452 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
France rank
29th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • France
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020052021

How they compare

France currently reports 116,452 kWh per square kilometre against 5,724 kWh per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 110,728 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 20.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and France ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) France Difference Ahead
1990s -12.49 kWh per square kilometre -2,379 kWh per square kilometre 2,367 kWh per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 318.89 kWh per square kilometre 11,290 kWh per square kilometre 10,971 kWh per square kilometre France
2010s 2,311 kWh per square kilometre 63,243 kWh per square kilometre 60,932 kWh per square kilometre France
2020s 5,395 kWh per square kilometre 116,394 kWh per square kilometre 110,999 kWh per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or France?
France, at 116,452 kWh per square kilometre against 5,724 kWh per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and France?
110,728 kWh per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and France?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and France rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and France ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.